Token holder



March 16, 1948. E. R. HEssEL 2,437,956-

rIOKEN HOLDER Filed May 17, 1946 N NToR Erhesl esse/ Patented er. 16,1948 UNH'ED STATES PATENT OFFICER 3 Claims. l

This invention relates to a token holder and u it is one object of theinvention to provide a device in which a stack of tokens of the typeused by dairies and other commercial rms and sold to customers for usewhen purchasing products may be placed and individually removed throughan open end of the holder or container when needed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a token holder so formedthat when tokens are placed in the holder ears projecting from thetokens will fit into slots formed in the annular wall of the holder, theslots being so formed that while the ears may slide longitudinallythereof free movement of the ears of the slots will :be checked andaccidental movement of the tokens out of the holder prevented. Thereforethe tokens are not liable to fall out of the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a token holder having acap for its upper end which is snapped into place and has engagementunder lugs which project from the Container so that the cap can not bereleased without applying transverse pressure to the walls of thecontainer and moving the lugs out of position for engagement by a flangeformed about the margin of the cap.

Another object of the invention is to provide a token holder which may'be formed of resilient metal, plastic or other suitable material and issimple in construction and cheap to manufacture.

The invention is illustarted in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the improved token holder, the cap forits upper end being removed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken vertically through the holder alongline 2-2 of Figure 1 with the cap applied. p

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken transversely through the token holderalong line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing a modified form of token holder.

This improved token holder is formed of resilient metal, plastic orother suitable material and has a cylindrical body I formed with a base2 of greater diameter than its annular wall and projects radiallytherefrom so that the holder will remain upright when set upon acounter, table, or the like. The diameter of the cylindrical body of theholder or container I is such that tokens 3 t snugly therein butsuiiiciently loose to slide longitudinally in the holder when droppedinto 2 y s place or the holder is turned over for removal of the tokens.While the body I has been shown circular in. cross section toaccommodate circular tokensit will be understood that it maybe othershapes in cross section to accommodate similarly shaped tokens. Atdiametrically opposed points the holder is formed with slots 4 whichextend the full length or height of the annular wall of the body and areopen at their upper ends so that ears 5 which project from the tokens 3may have movement into and out of the slots through upper ends thereof.Lugs E are formed integral with the Wall sections at opposite sides ofupper ends of the slots and their Ibosses are rounded so that the ears 5may be pushed past the lugs into the slots and pulled outwardly from theslots. Since the lugs 6 constrict upper or outer ends of the slots theyform stops which will very effectively limit natural sliding of the earsthrough the slots and thus prevent the tokens from accidentally slidingout of the holder. A cover 'l closes the'upper end of the body I andthis cover is formed about its marginal edge swith a ange 8 which iscurved inwardly in cross section, as shown in Figure 2, so that when thecovel` is applied the flange will engage under lugs 9 projectingoutwardly from the wall sections of the .body and hold the cover inplace. Since the lugs `El have curved outer surfaces and abrupt lowerend faces the cover may be pressed against the upper end of the body andsnapped into place. When so applied the cover rwill be rmly held to thebody and can not be removed without applying transverse pressure to the.wall sections of the body. When such pressure is applied the upperportions of the wall sections are flexed towards each other and the lugs9 moved out of engagement with the ange, thus releasing the cover andallowing the cover to be easily wtihdrawn from the container or holder.

In Figure 4 there has been shown a modied construction wherein thecylindrical body II] of the holder is formed with slots II extendingfrom the base l2 to the upper end of the body. These slots are taperedor greatly reduced in width to- Ward their upper ends so that at theirupper ends they are of less width than the ears of tokens placed in theholder. By this arrangement the tokens may freely slide longitudinallyin the holder until the ears reach the upper portions of the slots whereside walls of the slots will have frictional grip upon side edge facesof the ears and it will be necessary to grasp protruding ends of theears and exert pull to entirely withdraw the token from the holder. Acover may be applied to this form of holder and lugs corresponding tolugs 9 provided to releasably hold the cover in place or no coverprovided and resiliency of the Wall sections and resulting frictionalgrip upon the ears of the tokens depended upon to hold the tokens in theholder.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A token holder comprising a. body having a base and an annular wallextending upwardly therefrom, the Wall being formed of resilientmaterial and having opposed longitudinally extending slots leading fromits upper end for receiving ears of tokens stacked in the body anddividing the Wall into yieldable sections, Vandv'bosses integral withthe Wall sections and projecting toward each other from opposite sidesof upper ends of the slots for engaging ears of tokens in the holder andpreventing accidental movement of -tokens out of the holder.

2. A token holder comprising a body having a base and an annular Wallextending upwardly therefrom, the Wall being formed of resilientmaterial and having opposed longitudinally extend- 25 1,821,345

ing slots leading from its upper end for receiving ears of tokensstacked in the body and dividing the wall into sections, and abutmentscarried by the Wall sections at opposite sides of the slots forengagement With ears of tokens and holding tokens in the token holder.

3. A token holder comprising a body having a base and an annular Wallextending upwardly therefrom, the wall being formed of resilientmaterial and having opposed longitudinally extending slots leadingfromits upper end for receiving ears of tokens stacked in the body, saidslots being reduced in width toward their upper ends Ywhereby tokensWill be held in the carrier by frictional `engagement of ears of thetokens With side Walls of the slots.

ERNEST R. HESSEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following-references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Larsen et al. Sept. 1, 1931 Number

